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former republican senator george lemieux of florida joins me now. thank you for coming on the show. we read your op-ed in the "wall street journal" and dow we have to talk about this. i know you have written a lot of fraud, but i want to start with this idea that there is some discussion of getting medicare reform into the fiscal cliff talks. do you think anyone is serious about that? >> well, there needs to be. medicare is the largest growth in expenditure in the federal budget. if we don't reform the way that we pay of medicare it's going to be one of the things that breaks the bank and makes us unable to meet our obligations, so we absolutely have to reform it. the legislation that i wrote back in 2010 that we passed a bipartisan support and signed by the president went after something that everything to everybody is against. gerri: let's get to that in the second. i just want to spend one more second of this idea. the senator from illinois saying on tv that he would like to see 400 billion entitlement cuts, the vast majority of the savings, all of it coming from medicare. is tha
former republican senator george lemieux of florida joins me now. thank you for coming on the show. we read your op-ed in the "wall street journal" and dow we have to talk about this. i know you have written a lot of fraud, but i want to start with this idea that there is some discussion of getting medicare reform into the fiscal cliff talks. do you think anyone is serious about that? >> well, there needs to be. medicare is the largest growth in expenditure in the federal...
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one florida station does it and they're cashing in. >>> plus what sanctions? iran's oil exports reportedly spiked 30%. it is not stopping the government from starting their own gas rationing. we'll explain all this coming up. do you ever have too much money? you might, you might, you need gold i think is the problem [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. melissa: no one wants to pay high gas prices. why would any gas station charge twice as much as others in the area? case in point, one shell station in orlando, florida, is charging 5.99 for a gallon of regular gas. earlier this week the price was as high as 6.44. average price in the area. 3.27. conventional wisdom they're taking advantage of tourists but not accor
one florida station does it and they're cashing in. >>> plus what sanctions? iran's oil exports reportedly spiked 30%. it is not stopping the government from starting their own gas rationing. we'll explain all this coming up. do you ever have too much money? you might, you might, you need gold i think is the problem [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets...
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john in florida. >> caller: hi, jim. i just want to mention i don't know if anyone ever told you but you remember billy joel, not lennon like you showed that portrait last week. >> billy joel was quite a hero in the concert for sandy. he looked great and he sounded great. >> if i don't like billy joel, i'm done. >> caller: what's your upon on plcn, pollycon? >> we don't want to be in anything i regard as video and voice because you'll be competing against the giant that is cisco! >> glen in illinois, please. again? >> caller: i'd like to thank you on your excellent insight into jobs in general. >> my stock has been up at past eight trading days and i was wondering if this was any case the stocks stocks were to pop. cldx is the prop. don't know why it's up. got to come back. sorry. could be a could good peck. >> all my florida calls are so -- what do you got? >> bye, bye, bye. >> he who is -- stephanie lake, we were talking, i said this is right now, one of my absolute favorite stocks between now and when this deal closes
john in florida. >> caller: hi, jim. i just want to mention i don't know if anyone ever told you but you remember billy joel, not lennon like you showed that portrait last week. >> billy joel was quite a hero in the concert for sandy. he looked great and he sounded great. >> if i don't like billy joel, i'm done. >> caller: what's your upon on plcn, pollycon? >> we don't want to be in anything i regard as video and voice because you'll be competing against the giant...
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>> look, he was a terrific governor of florida. he is well liked, well respected. he's got a great mind. i think one of the silver linings in this election, and there weren't many, we have a terrific bench when you look at 2016. when you look at rubio, christie, we have a wonderful bench. at one level looking forward to 2016 saying who emerges out of that group. >> all right, guys. good to see you both. >> thank you. >> have a good one. >>> thousands of men and women serving in the military away from home this holiday weekend. they have less of the comforts of civilian life behind, we're told how the new york jets brought an american tradition to the battlefield in afghanistan. >> reporter: each jersey has a number 12 on it signifying the 12th man letting these service members know that their sacrifices have not been forgotten. >> thank you very much. happy thanksgiving. >> out here in the army, coming and doing an event like this, you're around your military family. >> thanksgiving day, for years i've been playing football in the morning and watching it in the aft
>> look, he was a terrific governor of florida. he is well liked, well respected. he's got a great mind. i think one of the silver linings in this election, and there weren't many, we have a terrific bench when you look at 2016. when you look at rubio, christie, we have a wonderful bench. at one level looking forward to 2016 saying who emerges out of that group. >> all right, guys. good to see you both. >> thank you. >> have a good one. >>> thousands of men and...
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. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story that we were talking about. but why would the fbi investigate the cia e-mails? why is this something the agency would handle internally? >> because the fbi has jurisdiction if someone uses the internet to threaten another person. so that is where the investigation began. it was not against director petraeus. it was because threats were being received over the internet. and since they're coming into someone working at cia headquarters, and particularly in the executive area, that prompted the fbi to go ahead and investigate the threat. >> okay, so the big concern here, then, that an outsider could have access, qui
. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story...
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continue to watch virginia and florida. neil: thank you. taking a look at the white house right now. the president is not there, but a lot of the folks are. a lot of them celebrating. that does look like it is the case. add to want to make too much at this point, this concern that the media might have called the ohio to orally. it is very close there. does this ring a bell? >> not yet. i'm going to press that. if, indeed, they want to rethink these things. human nature being what it is, we want to -- we do make miscalculations. the fact of the matter is, to hold in abeyance, probably not the worst thing. everyone seems to be having a good time. it will give us all a chance to have ruminate and it just and acclimatize ourselves to perhaps a new reality which is a reelection or at least what appears to be a reelection. neil: a want to bring you into this. let's say ohio is definite obama victory. he would still be over that 270 possibly negating the whole debate. with the popular fate -- the popular vote and electoral votes, it is to be weird
continue to watch virginia and florida. neil: thank you. taking a look at the white house right now. the president is not there, but a lot of the folks are. a lot of them celebrating. that does look like it is the case. add to want to make too much at this point, this concern that the media might have called the ohio to orally. it is very close there. does this ring a bell? >> not yet. i'm going to press that. if, indeed, they want to rethink these things. human nature being what it is,...
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i talked to a group just this friday in west palm beach, florida. ronald reagan, you're talking too much about ronald reagan. any to embrace and he was. be inclusive within the party. if you listen to an asian or hispanic and all they think the republicans want to do is throw their butts out of the united states. it's time to be inclusive, not exclusive. get the kind of necessary to everybody and get off of the tax program. that is not the answer. tom: the social issues are another story. being inclusive is another whole story, but when it comes to fiscal i am convinced that people on the left and the right are fiscal conservatives. they don't want to throw their money away. they don't want to give it to the government and have been wasted. i take that message you are onto is stay on that republican fiscal conservative message and be inclusive. it sounds like a ramp. tom: all right. michael, thank you so much. good to see you again. well, the 20, too sweet to fail? here is one bailout we can all get behind. guess what? it could be happening. why tax
i talked to a group just this friday in west palm beach, florida. ronald reagan, you're talking too much about ronald reagan. any to embrace and he was. be inclusive within the party. if you listen to an asian or hispanic and all they think the republicans want to do is throw their butts out of the united states. it's time to be inclusive, not exclusive. get the kind of necessary to everybody and get off of the tax program. that is not the answer. tom: the social issues are another story. being...
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in florida, people wait in line for turkey as they prepare for thanksgiving. and in nepal, look at this, police dogs are decorated with paint and garlands for a hindu festival. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> president obama's inauguration is still a couple months away, but with all the talk of scandal dominating washington right now, it's starting to feel like his second term has already begun. here's cnn's john berman. >> so, wolf, it took like 76 hours r the president's re-election to get subsumed in the whole petraeus/broadwell/alan/kelley mess. it may be the perfect introduction to the realities of re-election. it really is enough to give you second thoughts about that second term. >> reporter: president obama, you were just elected to a second term. what are you going to do next? go to disney world? doubtful. embark on immigration reform? possible. avoid the fiscal cliff? maybe. but if history has taught us anything, perhaps the first thing he should do is lawyer up. we're not suggesting the president is in any kind of legal jeop
in florida, people wait in line for turkey as they prepare for thanksgiving. and in nepal, look at this, police dogs are decorated with paint and garlands for a hindu festival. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> president obama's inauguration is still a couple months away, but with all the talk of scandal dominating washington right now, it's starting to feel like his second term has already begun. here's cnn's john berman. >> so, wolf, it took like 76 hours...
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from maine to florida, millions of people are heading home as the thanksgiving holiday is wrapping up. today is usually one of the busiest travel days of the year, but so far it has been surprisingly quiet. cnn national correspondent suzanne candiotti is in new york hanging out with a few travellers this morning. suzanne, good morning to you. so i guess it's still pretty early in the day, but it should probably get pretty busy there later on. >> oh, it probably will pick up, but the best news of the day at this hour, anyway, is that there are virtually no backups to check in and no lines at security. there was a little flurry of activity earlier this morning, but now it's practically dead. this is the best time to fly on this busy, busy holiday weekend. of course, it is expected to pick up as the day goes on, but some of the things that are working in new york's favor, the weather is good here, and weather across the country generally is good too. nevertheless, they still want people to check in at least an hour and a half ahead of time because they do expect things to change as the d
from maine to florida, millions of people are heading home as the thanksgiving holiday is wrapping up. today is usually one of the busiest travel days of the year, but so far it has been surprisingly quiet. cnn national correspondent suzanne candiotti is in new york hanging out with a few travellers this morning. suzanne, good morning to you. so i guess it's still pretty early in the day, but it should probably get pretty busy there later on. >> oh, it probably will pick up, but the best...
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he is the son of former florida governor, jeb bush, the nephew of george w. bush. the younger bush has not said, though, exactly which office he will seek. >> a lot of georges. >>> it is time, now, for sports and some thursday night action in the nfl. we get the highlights from espn news. >> doug kezirian here with your "sportscenter" update. the colts had a bad season. andrew luck leading the colts. 5-3, entering last night's game in jacksonville. first quarter, reggie wayne with a nice grab. and falls forward for a first down. he passed the first down marker. later in the drive, second quarter, luck gets to the end zone. indy goes up 10-0. later in the second, blaine gabbert, to robinson. butler recovers it and stays in bounds. colts ball. ensuing indy possession, luck, deep. don avery, great grab. a gain of 44 yards. that sets up fourth and goal from the 1. luck, again. the q.b. sneak. that's a touchdown, his second of the game. colts go on to win, 27-10. jags' coach, mike mamularkey, throwing his headset. >>> college football, a thriller between florida state a
he is the son of former florida governor, jeb bush, the nephew of george w. bush. the younger bush has not said, though, exactly which office he will seek. >> a lot of georges. >>> it is time, now, for sports and some thursday night action in the nfl. we get the highlights from espn news. >> doug kezirian here with your "sportscenter" update. the colts had a bad season. andrew luck leading the colts. 5-3, entering last night's game in jacksonville. first quarter,...
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the form governor of florida, charles crist, was asked how well he knew the two sisters and the husband. >> it is a sad situation. what can you say? >> you know the family? >> not well but i know them. >> have you dated natalie as some reports have said? >> in. >> denial he dated natalie. on the subject of jill kelley it is worth pointing out that many military bases around the world, u.s. military bases have these kind of connections with women who they call honorary ambassadors, social liaisons and i have been on the bases and met women who perform that role and there is in suggestion that jill kelley has done anything illegal whatever. she may just have been caught up in this tangled web and obviously very enthusiastically embraced her duties as honorary ambassador. >>jonathan: i have met women who do that on different bases around the world. >>shepard: ambassador of hats and balloons. thank you. the president also is facing tough questions over his proposal if more than $1 billion in tax hikes on corporations and the wealthy which is the same thing as letting the bush era tax cuts e
the form governor of florida, charles crist, was asked how well he knew the two sisters and the husband. >> it is a sad situation. what can you say? >> you know the family? >> not well but i know them. >> have you dated natalie as some reports have said? >> in. >> denial he dated natalie. on the subject of jill kelley it is worth pointing out that many military bases around the world, u.s. military bases have these kind of connections with women who they call...
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the president is ahead in florida. let's say governor romney comes back and wins florida. it's not enough. it's not enough. now that the president has colorado even if governor romney wins florida and wins virginia and somehow we have to take ohio back which i don't think we're going to have to, i'm very confident in our call, if they're looking at the map saying maybe here, maybe there, even if they get there and there, they can't get there. >> colorado clearly a little exclamation point as you point out. colorado, let's take a look at colorado and see where it stands now in terms of the actual vote for colorado. this is the national vote, the popular vote. 51-47%. >> not to sound like a broken record but to agree with our friends across the room this is a wake up call. this was one of the most reliably red states in presidential politics. bill clinton carried it once but this is a fast changing state. most of the change is here in denver and the denver suburbs. you win by winning where the people are. in denver county 13% of the populati population, not all votes in yet.
the president is ahead in florida. let's say governor romney comes back and wins florida. it's not enough. it's not enough. now that the president has colorado even if governor romney wins florida and wins virginia and somehow we have to take ohio back which i don't think we're going to have to, i'm very confident in our call, if they're looking at the map saying maybe here, maybe there, even if they get there and there, they can't get there. >> colorado clearly a little exclamation point...
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they said florida will go blue. on my map they talked about puerto ricans, second generation cubans and younger cubans will carry the president and how florida represents the changing dynamic of america. the panhandle is white but the rest is going more brown and black and white people are not in charge of the rest of the stay electorally as they used to be. this win in particular forces the gop to change their stance on immigration. otherwise, we're going to continue to lose elections for a long time. the pea party is chasing latinos out of the gop, and that is not a long-term winning strategy. >> before we go to break, we talked about and wanted to talk about mayor bloomberg's decision to hold the new york city mare than this weekend. with all due respect mr. mayor, what the hell are you thinking? new york city is a disaster area. thousands are homeless or displaced, hundreds of thousands still without power in queens, manhattan and brooklyn. the subways aren't fully functional. the gas stations are out of gas. st
they said florida will go blue. on my map they talked about puerto ricans, second generation cubans and younger cubans will carry the president and how florida represents the changing dynamic of america. the panhandle is white but the rest is going more brown and black and white people are not in charge of the rest of the stay electorally as they used to be. this win in particular forces the gop to change their stance on immigration. otherwise, we're going to continue to lose elections for a...
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romney had won say half of the lgbt vote he would have won the national popular vote and won ohio, florida and virginia in this year's race. he would have been within four electoral votes of victory. in close elections, the support of the lgbt community clearly matters. >> gary gates, distinguished scholar from the williams institute at ucla law school, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we want to know why you are thankful. these tweets, m lynnz because i'm breathing and every day is a new day. that's cool. i'm thankful for all the things money can't buy, love of family, peace, happiness and joy. tonychau i'm thankful for @msnbc and be @thomasaroberts. can we take a shot of him in the booth. keep the comments. use the #whyi'mthankful. have a great thanksgiving. that's going to wrap up the hour. see you back in at 2:00, filling in for tamron on news nation. follow me on twitter @thomas a roberts. ari is in the hot seat today. what do you have coming up? >> we have a good one, thomas. hillary clinton is in the middle east today pursuing a truce agreement. does her strtrip
romney had won say half of the lgbt vote he would have won the national popular vote and won ohio, florida and virginia in this year's race. he would have been within four electoral votes of victory. in close elections, the support of the lgbt community clearly matters. >> gary gates, distinguished scholar from the williams institute at ucla law school, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we want to know why you are thankful. these tweets, m lynnz because i'm...
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california florida, illinois... and new york. and by the united states department of education... and the united states immigration and naturalization service. you've got to be somewhere. - this isn't funny. - no. it's really kind of sad. - but if you want to talk to yourself, by all means. - rosa, have you seen my keys ? - yes ! - oh, good ! where ? last week, thewere on the counter. the week before that they were in the bathroom. yesterday, i saw them under the-- today, rosa. have you seen them today ? no. where did you leave them last ? if i knew where i left them, i wouldn't be looking for them. all right, i'll helpou. keys lost again ? perhaps they're in another part of the restaurant ? no. i've looked everywhere. they've got to be in here. how can you be so sure ? just because i've lost my keys doesn't mean i've lost my mind. - what are you all looking for ? - we are looking for katherine's keys. - where were they ? - next to the coffee machine. whoops. so about what time did you get home ? about 7:00. okay. i still remember when you could leave your front door unlocked. and
california florida, illinois... and new york. and by the united states department of education... and the united states immigration and naturalization service. you've got to be somewhere. - this isn't funny. - no. it's really kind of sad. - but if you want to talk to yourself, by all means. - rosa, have you seen my keys ? - yes ! - oh, good ! where ? last week, thewere on the counter. the week before that they were in the bathroom. yesterday, i saw them under the-- today, rosa. have you seen...
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charlie crist knew florida and he knew florida politics right down to the last rescued sea turtle. shortly crist was a moderate republican and a proud member of the reality-based community as a republican. as florida governors go, governor crist was popular. he carried approval ratings of over 50%. but then something happened to florida governor charlie crist. something happened to his career. in february of 2009, in the worst of the economic crisis with the nation shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs, charlie crist hugged the democratic president, he hugged president obama at an event in fort meyers and said that president obama's economic stimulus plan was going to be good for florida and good for the country. a few months after that, he announced instead of running for governor, he was going to make a bid for the senate. at the time the idea was to keep a republican in that senate seat. charlie crist was popular so he presumably could do that. he could hold that seat for the party. he jumped into the republican primary only to find he was running there against florida house sp
charlie crist knew florida and he knew florida politics right down to the last rescued sea turtle. shortly crist was a moderate republican and a proud member of the reality-based community as a republican. as florida governors go, governor crist was popular. he carried approval ratings of over 50%. but then something happened to florida governor charlie crist. something happened to his career. in february of 2009, in the worst of the economic crisis with the nation shedding hundreds of...
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we're talking about florida. the sunshine state remains too close to call with the president leading the vote at the last check. the final rendering could be close at hand. we just learned this morning that miami-dade elections officials are kouncounting 500 absentee ballots and should be finished sometime today. joining me, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, also chair of the dnc. we need to dig in and talk about your home state of florida. we talked about it many times this hour. >> my favorite subject. >> you said that florida would be delivered. the coveted electoral votes would go in the president's favor. here we are now, florida the only state not declared. we saw the images of long voting lines in florida. that's going to be ingrained in people's minds. some people waiting up to six hours to vote. it's another checkered dot on florida's voting history. explain where we stand right now with the count and why it's taking so long. how can hindsight be 20/20 moving forward in your state? >> i was confide
we're talking about florida. the sunshine state remains too close to call with the president leading the vote at the last check. the final rendering could be close at hand. we just learned this morning that miami-dade elections officials are kouncounting 500 absentee ballots and should be finished sometime today. joining me, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, also chair of the dnc. we need to dig in and talk about your home state of florida. we talked about it many times this hour....
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rain from florida to new england. >> mainly 50s in the northeast. just 30s and 40s in the midwest. 75, phoenix. 63, sacramento. >>> and in monday night football, it was the chiefs visiting the steelers. it was a tough good morning to watch. we pick it up late. chiefs driving the field goal range. they tie it up as the clock wind down. yep, we're going to o.t. >> that's where the chiefs' quarterback, matt cassel found lawrence # timmons, the pick deep into territory. just enough for the steelers to kick the winning field goal. steelers win an unwatchable one, 16-13. but their quarterback, ben roethlisberger taken to the hospital in the third quarter for a right shoulder injury. they're hoping he is not out for an extended period of time. he is having a career year. >> fourth qb injury this week. rough week for the qbs. all right. >>> coming up. kirstie alley making an encore performance on "dancing with the stars." >> right now, she is dishing about some of her former partners, of the romantic kind. all in a new book. she has a conversation with barb
rain from florida to new england. >> mainly 50s in the northeast. just 30s and 40s in the midwest. 75, phoenix. 63, sacramento. >>> and in monday night football, it was the chiefs visiting the steelers. it was a tough good morning to watch. we pick it up late. chiefs driving the field goal range. they tie it up as the clock wind down. yep, we're going to o.t. >> that's where the chiefs' quarterback, matt cassel found lawrence # timmons, the pick deep into territory. just...
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in florida, that is what is going on. michael brown, what do you think? to i think it is a tough path for mitt romney to find 270 electoral votes. i think the league will be sustained in north carolina, but he is behind the popular vote as it's coming in florida. i think there's some possibility of him leaving there. they have to be carrying these three states. in addition come they have to carry colorado and the six electoral votes of iowa and nevada. the casino workers union out of nevada has quite a record of reelecting him popular harry reid to the senate. in the last days of law, they caught up. but i think that is also the possibility of mitt romney. neil: to look for that is an area that the president has one. does that make ohio out of reach? [talking over each other] >> mitt romney's hopes are that his party's losses over the years i'm a demographically and hamilton can be made up by the other county fair. that is possibly within reach. it might be a stretch for mitt romney. neil: you are scary smart. he realized that? scary smart. >> is trying t
in florida, that is what is going on. michael brown, what do you think? to i think it is a tough path for mitt romney to find 270 electoral votes. i think the league will be sustained in north carolina, but he is behind the popular vote as it's coming in florida. i think there's some possibility of him leaving there. they have to be carrying these three states. in addition come they have to carry colorado and the six electoral votes of iowa and nevada. the casino workers union out of nevada has...
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council of compulsive gambling, but last year, florida cut its budget by $1.5 million while spending $30 tellion on lottery advertising. pat fowler heads the council. >> a lot of the funding that our organization received was utilized for marketing and outreach because we know that's how we get help to the people who need it. >> reporter: six states have cut help for compulsive gamblers as they've expanded gambling. for example, new york cut 41 programs but spent $85 million advertising its lottery. >> yeah, that kind of rich. >> reporter: state-approved gambling generates more than $20 billion, twice as much as movie ticket sales. powerball profits fund schools and scholarships. $45 million in florida alone since the last jackpot. but lottery hoopla can hide some of the costs-- financial and human. >> people out there need help. if they don't give the funding that is needed for this, there are going to be so many more cases like mine. >> reporter: so who's buying all those powerball tickets? well, there are buyers across the board but, scott, a report out of texas this year found le
council of compulsive gambling, but last year, florida cut its budget by $1.5 million while spending $30 tellion on lottery advertising. pat fowler heads the council. >> a lot of the funding that our organization received was utilized for marketing and outreach because we know that's how we get help to the people who need it. >> reporter: six states have cut help for compulsive gamblers as they've expanded gambling. for example, new york cut 41 programs but spent $85 million...
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yes, florida all over again. some people are waiting three hours or more to vote and we will be asking why governor rick scott in florida is refusing to extend hours as his predecessors have done. but we start with tonight's lead. the closer. just four days to go and president obama is sprinting to the finish line with a passionate pitch to ohio voters and he's doing so by dismantling governor romney's rationale in this race one line of the obama argument, i am the guy you know. >> after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made, you may be frustrated sometimes at the pace of change, but you know that i say what i mean and i mean what i say. you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i tell the truth. and you know i fight for working families every single day as hard as i know how. >> we know what this president believes. but governor romney -- >> with these guys, it all depends on who you're talking to, where you are, what time of day it is, what state y
yes, florida all over again. some people are waiting three hours or more to vote and we will be asking why governor rick scott in florida is refusing to extend hours as his predecessors have done. but we start with tonight's lead. the closer. just four days to go and president obama is sprinting to the finish line with a passionate pitch to ohio voters and he's doing so by dismantling governor romney's rationale in this race one line of the obama argument, i am the guy you know. >> after...
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the florida's governor said he's not budging. phil is in florida are. it is my understanding the governor is also calling for an extension? >> the early voting line here in miami, dade county, just to showcase one location, has been three and a half hours long all day long today. the line still sits here, three and a half hours to the end of the line, around the corner of the building and all the way to casting your ballots. nearly four hours just to cast your ballot. after 2008, after seeing just as long lines and waits, then the governor extended early voting. but now he supports obama and early voting favors democrats in florida. here are the numbers so far. 1.6 voted early, 37% registered republicans. 47% of them registered democrats. however, republicans do have the edge with mailed-in absentee ballots. out of 1.8 million received so far, 44% came from republican households, 39% from democrats. despite these lines, these pleas and the supervisors, monroe county asking for extensions, governor rick cot, republican, said early voting will end 7:00 to
the florida's governor said he's not budging. phil is in florida are. it is my understanding the governor is also calling for an extension? >> the early voting line here in miami, dade county, just to showcase one location, has been three and a half hours long all day long today. the line still sits here, three and a half hours to the end of the line, around the corner of the building and all the way to casting your ballots. nearly four hours just to cast your ballot. after 2008, after...
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, but in the north we portion of florida that is definitely getting to be a little bit more sable. and it tnessee is still a little unstable. you know, there are great reclosures. prices are down. a great time to buy. going out west, lot of the markets out there are depressed because they kind of follow the housing market with a little bit of a lag. of course, once the primary housing market increases in the condary home market we will increase. gerri: you are anxpert because you own a l of second homes, written about the market extensively. what kinds of factors, because you have done this repeatedly, what kind of factors should individuals who are trying to do is committee for the first time be thinking about? >> well, the first thing you haveo think about is where you'll buy it. i recommend buying close to home, within the never coortable driving distance for you is because it makeit much more manageable. the second thing you have to worry about is how you pay for it. in this environment motgage rates are very difficult to get a mortgage these days for a second home. for instnce
, but in the north we portion of florida that is definitely getting to be a little bit more sable. and it tnessee is still a little unstable. you know, there are great reclosures. prices are down. a great time to buy. going out west, lot of the markets out there are depressed because they kind of follow the housing market with a little bit of a lag. of course, once the primary housing market increases in the condary home market we will increase. gerri: you are anxpert because you own a l of...
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florida is like 1 or 2 points. so, it's a-- look, we're talking about very, very close states so the answer to the question, what group matters? they all do. and a slight advantage 4 or 5 points among a group could be the tipping point. so in, you know, when the dust settles it may in fact be the independents in a state like virginia that make the difference and florida. charles: lee, how are you doing, charles payne. >> good morning, charles. charles: your poll has come under a lot of criticism for being so heavily weighted towards democrats. everyone is saying, the enthusiasm gap no way in the world the modeling should begin with the same assumptions of democrats to turn out that they did last time around. what do you think of your critics and why haven't you adjusted for that? >> well, first of all, we don't weight by party, that's just a wrong assumption. parties are variable. if you weighted by party in '08 based on '04, mccain would have won. second of all when we look at party differences ohio is showing to
florida is like 1 or 2 points. so, it's a-- look, we're talking about very, very close states so the answer to the question, what group matters? they all do. and a slight advantage 4 or 5 points among a group could be the tipping point. so in, you know, when the dust settles it may in fact be the independents in a state like virginia that make the difference and florida. charles: lee, how are you doing, charles payne. >> good morning, charles. charles: your poll has come under a lot of...
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i want to bring in former democratic congressman from florida, robert wexler. he currently is president of the s. daniel abraham center for middle east peace. congressman, good morning to you here. >> good morning. >> let's be realistic. in your opinion what are the chances any time soon of a cease-fire? >> well, i think we have to keep in context why we're in this quagmire, which is the unprovoked, continuous fire by hamas of rockets into israel. there's a short-term goal and a long-term goal, it seems to me. the short-term goal is to create a sustained cease-fire. but in order to do so you have to, in effect, create a victory speech for both hamas and israel. for israel it seems to me the victory speech would sound something like, we've created greater deterrence. we exacted an enormous price from hamas. we killed the military chief of hamas. we also showed that the iron dome anti-rocket system works quite well. for hamas it would seem to me the victory speech would probably be something like, hamas has shown the world that its military capacity is now greate
i want to bring in former democratic congressman from florida, robert wexler. he currently is president of the s. daniel abraham center for middle east peace. congressman, good morning to you here. >> good morning. >> let's be realistic. in your opinion what are the chances any time soon of a cease-fire? >> well, i think we have to keep in context why we're in this quagmire, which is the unprovoked, continuous fire by hamas of rockets into israel. there's a short-term goal and...
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reuters reports similar margins in florida, virginia, colorado and ohio. governor romney is now focusing on pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted republican in 20 years. >> i can't wait for us to get started. he's hoping we'll set. americans don't settle. we build, we aspire, we dream. we listen to that voice that says we can do better. >> reporter: and so in this election, we are seeing it now, all roads lead through ohio and that's why. we'll see both presidential candidates back here in the buckeye state in their final day of campaigning. >> thank you, tracie potts in cincinnati. >>> voters lined up to cast absentee ballots after being cut off from the early voting deadline saturday. we explain what happened there. >> reporter: frustrated voters, outside the miami/dade election office they had come after the county announced it would open its doors to provide and accept absentee ballots. but so many voters showed up that election officials were overwhelm. they shut the doors, then decided to re-open. the democratic party sued to extend early voting af
reuters reports similar margins in florida, virginia, colorado and ohio. governor romney is now focusing on pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted republican in 20 years. >> i can't wait for us to get started. he's hoping we'll set. americans don't settle. we build, we aspire, we dream. we listen to that voice that says we can do better. >> reporter: and so in this election, we are seeing it now, all roads lead through ohio and that's why. we'll see both presidential candidates...
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the romney campaign has conceded the race in florida. and for the first time since superstorm sandy hit new york, the lights on the statute of liberty were on. it is still closed. >>> in new jersey, chris christie says most areas of the state will have power by tonight. about 160,000 lost power because of the nor'easter that hit this week. >> life will be back for most of new jersey to normal come sunday. why do i mean, let's start with power. we backtracked slightly due to the nor'easter, after talking to them last night and this morning, my belief is that we will have almost 100% restoration by saturday night. >> you saw those dreadfully long lines on election day, how can we forget them, right? so what can states do to make sure that it doesn't happen again? or should the federal government maybe step in? it's an option and we're talking about it next. what if there was a new way to deal with money that focused less on fees and more... on what matters? maybe your bank account is taking too much time and maybe it's costing too much mon
the romney campaign has conceded the race in florida. and for the first time since superstorm sandy hit new york, the lights on the statute of liberty were on. it is still closed. >>> in new jersey, chris christie says most areas of the state will have power by tonight. about 160,000 lost power because of the nor'easter that hit this week. >> life will be back for most of new jersey to normal come sunday. why do i mean, let's start with power. we backtracked slightly due to the...
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in some places in florida, the ballots were 12 pages long. another big factor was the decision by some states to cut back the number of early voting days. some state legislatures rammed through voter id laws requiring people to show photo ids, fill out affidavits and other forms. plenty of people had no trouble and there's no indication that any of this tilted the outcome of the election. there's little doubt it's messy, unwieldy different in every state. >> how do you fix this? >> it would be difficult to fix it by having one system. the states have primary authority for conducting elections and some of that pass that authority down to the counties and give them leeway in implementation. and it would be extremely challenging because each state has its own traditions, its own culture. >> there is no one big fix to any of this. after the 2000 florida recount, the federal governmental located some money to try and improve things and created an agency called the election assistance commission. the problem with that body is that it doesn't work v
in some places in florida, the ballots were 12 pages long. another big factor was the decision by some states to cut back the number of early voting days. some state legislatures rammed through voter id laws requiring people to show photo ids, fill out affidavits and other forms. plenty of people had no trouble and there's no indication that any of this tilted the outcome of the election. there's little doubt it's messy, unwieldy different in every state. >> how do you fix this? >>...
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great and it's not the case well obvious flaws are met with a deaf ear to hear him and you're out of florida election process continues to be the first broadcast in the us and it's the party new york. well in the way the syrian conflict in the president assad's own words is exclusively on r.t. after the break. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to cause a report. on the supply still. shoot despite. the smoke. on the fadia team. the one who can use the trick of. the most reliable of the twentieth century. legend. this was the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in the condition where it had become a source of pollution or the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution already. more than a hundred thousand people. walking in affected children see the children to be ten times more likely to be born with birth defects than children in the rest of the country. in the sea as little as five hundre
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>> i do, look at, south florida, and history repeats itself, in early 90s went down the tube first in housing, then bounced back with a international market driven bilat inamerica -- latin america, again south florida down tube, and bounces back, a at peak of recession. there are about only 1,000 unsole development unit, and new development project in the miami-deamiami-dade area. neil: let me ask you. it might surprise that you president won't come on fox. why issue there no more guys like you in the administration in is that by design he keeps really smart business guys away and would rather have a bunch of academics? >> i think that president wants best and brightest, he was the sensitive -- he was also the president was sensitive to "wall street journal" and those of us in private sector. neil: woot? wall street? >> we were persevered to have been a part of this recession, i am happy with the limited role i can play. i'm not the kind of person that could work for anyone else other than the people. neil: here is my fear about the obama administration. they don't have your open busi
>> i do, look at, south florida, and history repeats itself, in early 90s went down the tube first in housing, then bounced back with a international market driven bilat inamerica -- latin america, again south florida down tube, and bounces back, a at peak of recession. there are about only 1,000 unsole development unit, and new development project in the miami-deamiami-dade area. neil: let me ask you. it might surprise that you president won't come on fox. why issue there no more guys...
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i think he'll end florida too. so what does that put hat?that. to come down fromsék 365 in but not that much of a comedown. look at senate. who would have imagined a year ago that democrats would pick up senate seats when the odds were stacked heavily against this contest. something significt significant thing was we learned that 2008 fluke. the changes are is sent to both parties. the democrats have adjusted to the changes. the republicans have not. >> all right. so let's talk though more about women and what means. are we able to call the jon tester? we'll say he's to stay in his seat in montana. the incumbent as we said. overnight we were debating that one and what was taking place tight. this exclusive on obama and the campaign's management of how they were reaching out to people. keepcal campaign to reach the proper people in the right counties. how are they able to do it? >> first of all, the jon tester news is a here's someone who wanted the ntana is a very conservative state. to your point about the microtargeting we used as we talked about the pollsters ns
i think he'll end florida too. so what does that put hat?that. to come down fromsék 365 in but not that much of a comedown. look at senate. who would have imagined a year ago that democrats would pick up senate seats when the odds were stacked heavily against this contest. something significt significant thing was we learned that 2008 fluke. the changes are is sent to both parties. the democrats have adjusted to the changes. the republicans have not. >> all right. so let's talk though...
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in florida, 8.7%. finally, iowa, my home state, it has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country at 5.2%. there the problem is finding workers. my friend poppy harlow is in des moines this morning. that seems like a good problem to have, finding workers. a 5.2% unemployment rate is enviable. >> reporter: it is. but it's not just about that top line number here. we were at a local small business, they make steel products, and the guy there told me, you know, i'm having a hard time finding the people with the skills to fill my jobs. at the same time, he is enormously concerned about the deficit, about government spending, and about debt. he told me if i ran my business the way the government runs its house, i'd be out of business, and that is what we hear across iowa, city to city, whether they lean right or left, they hate the debt here, and i spoke to this one guy in des moines, bob bradshaw. i think he sums it up pretty well. listen. is it the jobs or is it the deficit? >> both. you know, if we'r
in florida, 8.7%. finally, iowa, my home state, it has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country at 5.2%. there the problem is finding workers. my friend poppy harlow is in des moines this morning. that seems like a good problem to have, finding workers. a 5.2% unemployment rate is enviable. >> reporter: it is. but it's not just about that top line number here. we were at a local small business, they make steel products, and the guy there told me, you know, i'm having a hard time...
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well, florida tried it. the department of justice stepped in. second, shorten the deadline for voter registration. florida tried that too and a federal judge overturned the restriction and third, cut back early voting times to scare voters away from the polls. republicans in states like pennsylvania is, ohio tried similar suppression tactics. civil rights groups now want the justice department to investigate. we're told there's no investigation so far. we asked why not. the republican strategies didn't work this time, but believe me, folks, there's evidence that there's always going to be another election and they're going to be right back at it. joining us tonight, ohio state senator nina turner. good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> this really is proof positive, this is the smoking gun, an actuality of exactly what they were up to. what's the game plan to defeat it. >> absolutely, ed. the voting advocates across this country knew this. i'm having a grandma moment right now. she used to say you can put truth in the river five day
well, florida tried it. the department of justice stepped in. second, shorten the deadline for voter registration. florida tried that too and a federal judge overturned the restriction and third, cut back early voting times to scare voters away from the polls. republicans in states like pennsylvania is, ohio tried similar suppression tactics. civil rights groups now want the justice department to investigate. we're told there's no investigation so far. we asked why not. the republican...
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on monday and tuesday, he canceled reallies, and back on the trail yesterday in florida, he toned down his criticism of the president. today in virginia, romney was back on his economic message with sharp attacks on president obama. >> his campaign and address is all about attacking. we actually have a plan to get this economy going. we're going to put it in place to help the american people. >> reporter: now, before the storm, rom niece actually leading the president on the questions of which candidate would be a stronger leader, and which one would be better at working with democrats and republicans. if he loses ground, scott, on either one of those questions, that could be a sign the storm hurt him. >> pelley: thanks, jan. the last report on the unemployment rate before the election will come out tomorrow. today, a new survey found that consumer confidence in the economy is the highest it's been in more than four and a half years. that's a sign that americans are in the mood to spend more, which could give the economy a boost. a family stranded in the suburbs, tries to get by withou
on monday and tuesday, he canceled reallies, and back on the trail yesterday in florida, he toned down his criticism of the president. today in virginia, romney was back on his economic message with sharp attacks on president obama. >> his campaign and address is all about attacking. we actually have a plan to get this economy going. we're going to put it in place to help the american people. >> reporter: now, before the storm, rom niece actually leading the president on the...
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bill: florida hasn't been called just yet. are you suggesting that this lead holds up for the president, he gets 29 electorial votes? >> i do. i believe it's going to hold up. if it doesn't it becomes the i4 corridor and hispanics again. >> cuban-americans went for mitt romney. hispanics went for the president i big. >> overall in our exit polling hispanics are 10% of the election threat in 2012. what does this tell you? >> it's again the changing demographics of the country, changing demographics of florida. in virginia the same thing. i mean big demographic changes in the northern part of the state. >> he promised immigration reform an did not happen and he got a larger percentage of the hispanic vote in 2012 than 2008. what explains that? >> i think what explains is it romney's decision in the primaries to move further to the right than most of the republican party. again, because to win his primary battle he moved off to the right on immigration. had he picked rubio, for instance and rubio had a very similar immigration pr
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melissa frances in tampa, florida. it fared in its 29 electoral votes, one of the tantalizing prices. jeff flock in columbus ohio. eighteen votes, lawsuits, lawyers. man-to-man, it will be dramatic. rich edson at obama headquarters if you were to say that nevada, six electoral votes could be a deal changer, a little more than a few weeks ago there would have thought you crazy. that was then, this is now. the battle for every single electoral vote, where you need to run in 72 when an addict and it seems to have a going in, you get an idea that every state counts, every little town -- county and town councils, and that is why these guys are fighting in l.a. the night to see if it goes their way. first step rich edson. >> reporter: well, they are expecting says that. they say, as they have expected for some time, it is going to be a very close race, but one they predict it will carry in the end. that is the feeling around the obama camp. they say that if you look at the swing states, the particular selling states out ther
melissa frances in tampa, florida. it fared in its 29 electoral votes, one of the tantalizing prices. jeff flock in columbus ohio. eighteen votes, lawsuits, lawyers. man-to-man, it will be dramatic. rich edson at obama headquarters if you were to say that nevada, six electoral votes could be a deal changer, a little more than a few weeks ago there would have thought you crazy. that was then, this is now. the battle for every single electoral vote, where you need to run in 72 when an addict and...